Montclair State University

Sept. 6
2004

In this issue:	- A new name for Heating Plant Way and a new space for Financial Aid. See Announcements.	- Humanities and Social Sciences welcomes new dean Mary Papazian.
In this issue:	-Dining Services offers meal plans for faculty and staff. This and more in News.	- Children celebrate groundbreaking of Children's Center. See Photo Gallery.

Michael Gabriele '75, a member of the Montclair State Alumni Association Executive Board, and his sons Mike, 11, and Charles, 10, give students moving into the residence halls a refreshment break by distributing water and giving them welcoming gifts courtesy of the Alumni Association. (Click here for more photos from move-in day.)

Welcome to a new academic year. It was a busy and exciting summer on campus. Ground was broken on the new Children’s Center (click here for photos); construction on the New Academic Building continues to progress and conceptual plans are underway for a new Student Recreation Center. Offices for full-time and adjunct faculty members were created in Dickson and Finley halls; chemistry teaching laboratories were renovated and modernized, as was the nutrition laboratory; the floors in the dance and rehearsal studios were replaced; structural and cosmetic renovations were made to Bohn Hall; and the Student Center's steps and the patio area were rebuilt. And these are just a few of the projects that took place over the summer months.

INSIGHT Online will continue to keep you connected with University happenings. A new issue will be available the first week of every month, providing you with news and features about the people and events shaping New Jersey's fastest-growing university.

Centennial class is group of millennial learners
This year's freshmen have the distinction of being members of the graduating class of Montclair State University's centennial in 2008 and are part of a new breed of students dubbed millennial learners. As President Susan A. Cole pointed out in her opening day remarks last week, most of these students were born in 1986 and have no recollection of a time before computers. (Full Story)

Kasser Theater to open with Baryshnikov
Renowned performer Mikhail Baryshnikov will officially open the Alexander Kasser Theater in October when he performs in "Forbidden Christmas, or The Doctor and the Patient,” written and directed by Rezo Gabriadze. Performance dates and times will be announced later this month. (Full Story and Photo)

New faces at Montclair State
There are many new faces at Montclair State. In the next several issues of INSIGHT, we will introduce you to the newest members of the University family. Please join us in welcoming them. (Click here)

NJ TRANSIT offers free rides and free parking
For the next few weeks, Montclair State faculty, staff and students can park free in the new NJ TRANSIT parking deck on campus. The deck and the new train station, located on Clove Road across from the Village at Little Falls, opened last week. Students with a valid I.D. can ride the train, as well as NJ TRANSIT bus services, free Sept. 8 through 15. (Full Story and Photo)

Regional Play Festival ends with production of 'Proof'
"Proof," starring Heather Tom from "One Life to Live," can be seen through Sept. 12 as the newly expanded Regional Play Festival presents its final production of the season. (Full Story and Photo)

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